What could cause erectile dysfunction in a 70-year-old male taking blood pressure and cholesterol medication?

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Please let me know your testosterone results. If the values are low, we can use hormone replacement. If you were taking the same medications for 20 years without any problems, they are not likely to be caused by ED (erectile dysfunction). High blood pressure, and cholesterol for years can clog the arteries supplying blood to the penis, so this may be a cause for your ED (erectile dysfunction). A similar thing may be happening to your heart arteries. So you need to get your heart checked if not done recently. Now for treatment, if the usual medicines do not work, add supplements containing L-arginine. These powder sachets are to be taken with water once daily for 45 days. This removes any arginine deficiency. The next options are penile injections. These are easy, not painful, and can be taken as needed. If you do not want to take injections, an option is a vacuum device. This sucks blood into the penis and then you place a ring at the base to keep it erect, do your thing and then remove the ring. Sound waves or lithotripsy are options of questionable benefit.

Take care.

Hi,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

If there are low testosterone levels, we can give hormone replacement by pills, gel, or three monthly injections. The injections are best for long-term treatment. The gel is good for the short term. Pills have variable absorption.

Let me know the results.